====== Linux Screen Keys ====== ^Key^Action^Notes^ |Ctrl+a c |new window |  |Ctrl+a n |next window |I bind F12 to this |Ctrl+a p |previous window |I bind F11 to this |Ctrl+a " |select window from list |I have window list in the status line |Ctrl+a Ctrl+a |previous window viewed |  |Ctrl+a S |split terminal horizontally into regions |Ctrl+a c to create new window there |Ctrl+a | split terminal vertically into regions |Requires screen >= 4.1 |Ctrl+a |resize |resize region |  |Ctrl+a |fit |fit screen size to new terminal size |Ctrl+a F is the same. Do after resizing xterm |Ctrl+a |remove |remove region |Ctrl+a X is the same |Ctrl+a tab |Move to next region |  |Ctrl+a d |detach screen from terminal |Start screen with -r option to reattach |Ctrl+a A |set window title |  |Ctrl+a x |lock session |Enter user password to unlock |Ctrl+a [ |enter scrollback/copy mode |Enter to start and end copy region. Ctrl+a ] to leave this mode |Ctrl+a ] |paste buffer |Supports pasting between windows |Ctrl+a > |write paste buffer to file |useful for copying between screens |Ctrl+a < |read paste buffer from file |useful for pasting between screens |Ctrl+a ? |show key bindings/command names |Note unbound commands only in man page |Ctrl+a : |goto screen command prompt |up shows last command entered